collapse: translation
•Roman•
I.•/Roman•
noun
1 building, etc. suddenly falling
ADJECTIVE
▪ sudden
▪ the sudden collapse of the bridge
PHRASES
▪ be in danger of collapse
2 medical condition
ADJECTIVE
▪ sudden
▪ mental, nervous, physical
VERB + COLLAPSE
▪ be close to, be on the point of, be on the verge of
▪ She was on the verge of nervous collapse.
PHRASES
▪ a state of collapse
▪ He was in a state of mental and physical collapse.
3 sudden/complete failure of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete, total
▪ general
▪ virtual
▪ sudden
▪ economic, financial
▪ the sudden economic collapse of 2001
VERB + COLLAPSE
▪ bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to, result in, trigger
▪ The war has led to the collapse of agriculture in the area.
▪ be faced with, face
▪ be on the brink of, be on the point of, be on the verge of
▪ avoid, prevent
▪ predict
▪ watch, witness
PREPOSITION
▪ collapse into
▪ a collapse into anarchy
•Roman•
II.•/Roman•
verb
1 of a building
ADVERB
▪ completely
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪ Several buildings have collapsed into the ocean.
▪ under
▪ The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
2 of a sick person
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ immediately
▪ almost, nearly
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪ The man collapsed against the wall and slid down it.
▪ from
▪ She collapsed suddenly from a heart attack.
▪ with
▪ She collapsed with shock.
PHRASES
▪ collapse in a heap
▪ He collapsed in a heap on the floor.
3 fail
ADVERB
▪ eventually, finally
▪ In November the strike finally collapsed.
▪ quickly, rapidly
▪ suddenly
▪ almost, nearly, virtually
PHRASES
▪ to collapse in the face of sth
▪ The theory collapsed in the face of the evidence.
Collapse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bank, ↑building, ↑business, ↑case, ↑cave, ↑ceiling, ↑civilization, ↑coalition, ↑economy, ↑empire, ↑firm, ↑house, ↑lung, ↑market, ↑negotiation, ↑price, ↑regime, ↑resistance, ↑roof, ↑scheme, ↑system, ↑talk, ↑tent, ↑tower, ↑trial, ↑truce, ↑wall, ↑world
Collapse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑distinction, ↑pushchair